Pre-University level introductory courses

1000-1999

Year 1 courses

2000-4999

Senior-level undergraduate courses

5000-5999

6000-6999

Courses offered by Continuing Studies

9000-9999

Graduate Studies courses

* These courses are equivalent to pre-university introductory courses and may be counted for credit in the student's record, unless these courses were taken in a preliminary year. They may not be counted toward essay or breadth requirements, or used to meet modular admission requirements unless it is explicitly stated in the Senate-approved outline of the module.

Suffixes

no suffix

1.0 course not designated as an essay course

A

0.5 course offered in first term

B

0.5 course offered in second term

A/B

0.5 course offered in first and/or second term

E

1.0 essay course

F

0.5 essay course offered in first term

G

0.5 essay course offered in second term

F/G

0.5 essay course offered in first and/or second term

H

1.0 accelerated course (8 weeks)

J

1.0 accelerated course (6 weeks)

K

0.75 course

L

0.5 graduate course offered in summer term (May - August)

Q/R/S/T

0.25 course offered within a regular session

U

0.25 course offered in other than a regular session

W/X

1.0 accelerated course (full course offered in one term)

Y

0.5 course offered in other than a regular session

Z

0.5 essay course offered in other than a regular session

Glossary

Prerequisite

A course that must be successfully completed prior to registration for credit in the desired course.

Corequisite

A course that must be taken concurrently with (or prior to registration in) the desired course.

Antirequisite

Courses that overlap sufficiently in course content that both cannot be taken for credit.

Essay Courses

Many courses at Western have a significant writing component. To recognize student achievement, a number of such courses have been designated as essay courses and will be identified on the student's record (E essay full course; F/G/Z essay half-course).

Principal Courses

A first year course that is listed by a department offering a module as a requirement for admission to the module. For admission to an Honors Specialization module or Double Major modules in an Honors Bachelor degree, at least 3.0 courses will be considered principal courses.